DESCENDANTS OF JAMES POTTINGER, PURSER ROYAL NAVY

1. JAMES POTTINGER (m.1817 Detling, Margaret Morrison, d.1836)

In 1826 the Navy List has him 196^th out of 682 Pursers. His seniority date of his first Warrant was 29^th August 1803. In 1826 this would entitle him to a “half pay” of 4 shillings a day.

1.1. ROBERT POTTINGER RN Inspector-General of Hospital and Fleet (b.1818 Lerwick, m.(1stly)1853 Catherine Duncan Yorston [d.1854] m.(2ndly)1859 Jane Dobson Robertson [b.1838. d.1894] d. 16 November 1903, Moffat)